My Genealogy: January 2011

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Update

I found a lot of research that hasn't been filed. DH says he would like to take this up as a hobby. That is the best news I have had in 16 years.

In the next few weeks we will sign up with one of the larger genealogy online sites and start working to trace his family back and also see if I can find additional information about my ancestors.

Have a great day.

Things I have learned about genealogy

1. Always make note of the information you gather.
2. Ancestry dot com is a good source for primary data but the family trees that are available must be considered as questionable unless primary proof is attached.
3. Search the Internet for family members that have information that is not available on Ancestry.com and then attach the primary information to your tree so that others reseaarching the same family names.
4. Talk to all of your elderly relatives because they have information that may be accurate (unless there is a skeleton in the family closet) and you really need to interview them in person. There are lists, books and other media to give you questions to ask. After the question has been covered if your relative wants to continue to talk do not interupt them. You can get back to the list later.
5. If possible in this digital age get the interview on a CD and save the CD as a video to your family tree. This is irreplacable.

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